County officials from across New York are expected to discuss their financial challenges when they come to Albany this week.

Almost 1,000 people are expected to show for the New York State Association of Counties annual legislative conference starting Monday. The county leaders will discuss issues like Medicaid, mandate relief and pension costs.

Many local officials have been critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to reduce ballooning costs of public pensions by allowing local governments to pay lower employer contributions now based on the assumption of lower pension costs 10 or 20 years from now.